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I don't think you can lump home consoles and handheld consoles together just like that. They are different beasts with different competition. Home consoles aren't really facing a challenge. The...
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Didn't Take Two nearly fold after EA tried to buy them out?
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they struggled for a year or so, then balanced back. New board of trustees "righted the ship".
Actually, they've been an acquisition target for years. EA, Activision have both tried at one point...
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Those people should have a Roku instead :lol:
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Don't buy it used. They show up in hot deals fairly often. Usually 150 including mario kart + wii motion plus + $30 gift card.
And then softmod the @#% out of it.
Also wrt investment....I...
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so you're gonna diversify by buying ADR? Cause you know Nintendo only trades in japan.
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:roll:
Is it already time to sound the death knell for console gaming yet again?
I don't agree with any of the poll responses. My answer is just plain "No".
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Well, I did a bit more research and as of yesterday roughly 8% of my IRA is now invested in Nintendo. I was always a big Sega fan, so that is sort of funny.
After finding out the company is...
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Yea...but they want to play Halo :) in between
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Current consoles don't really hit too many garage sales from what I have noticed because they are big ticket enough to make a craigslist posting for it solely. Normally I notice people sell the...
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3DS was priced outside of the range of Nintendo's usual demographic. Will the $170 price be a loss? I thought they had a policy of not losing money on hardware.
I don't know how well the Wii U...
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If you're talking about investing in the games industry, I'd recommend picking up stocks on Zynga as soon as it's gone public (or if it hasn't already). They've figured out how to exploit the casual...
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If you're measuring that way, the stand alone console died with the Dreamcast, since you could watch DVDs with the PS2 (if VCDs had been more widely used with the DC, there would be an argument for...
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I think the days of a stand alone console died with the PS2.
You sound as if you are a bit removed from the current situation and when you mention not having any current consoles it makes it a bit...
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I don't remember the report I saw...but it stated teh average user uses their Xbox for more hours a week watching netflix than playing games...something like that...
Crappppppppppp, I can't find...
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yeah that's an ADR....
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Stock symbol NTDOY. I mean, its at 19.45 right now, ridiculously low and very reactionary based on their quaterly losses and poor outlook. Bought and sold it several times now, and im not using...
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Breaking the mold then:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/118/1184703p1.html
Whatever, how long will it be at a loss ayways?
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This.
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For once, I agree with H00t.
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sounds like an investment question. If your nearing retirement I think Nintendo would be a safe bet. If you have a long time to retire, I would invest on something more risky with more upside...
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http://blogs.forbes.com/wallaceforbes/2011/07/26/video-game-industry-isnt-playing-around-why-nintendo-is-a-good-investment/?partner=yahootix
This morning I read the article above, and since I've...